Well-bucket.



J. J. BURLESON.

' WELL BUGKET.

APPLIOATION FILED OCT. 31, 1913.

1 ,O98,475, Patented June 2, 1914.

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JOHN J. BURLESQN, OF HARTSELLS, ALABAMA.

'WJELL-BUCKET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. BURLESON, a citizen of the United States, residing at l-lartsells, in the county of Morgan and State of Alabama, have invented a new and useful Well-Bucket, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to well buckets, and aims to provide a novel and improved bucket for bailing water out of a well.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a unique valve seat construction for the bucket, which will not only serve as an efiective seat for the valve, but which will protect the valve seat, and which will be otherwise of advantage.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal central section of the bucket. Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof taken on the line 22 oi Fig. 1.

The body of the bucket is preferably of cylindrical or tubular construction, and has attached to the lower end thereof, an inverted frusto-conical valve seat 2. To the lower or smallest end of the valve seat or shell 2, is attached the upper or smallest end of a short 'lrusto conical mouthpiece or shell 3, and an inverted frusto-conical shell t has its ends soldered to the remote ends of the shells 2 and 3. The shells 2, 3 and iare preferably constructed of sheet metal, and are soldered together, as well as to the body or casing 1. Attention is directed to the fact that the shell or sheath at surrounds the members or shells 2 and 3, the lower or smallest end of the shell 4 being attached to the lower or largest end of the shell 3, and the upper or largest end of the shell 4 being attached to the upper or largest end of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 31, 1913.

Patented June 2, 1914.

Serial No. 798,519.

shell 2, and the lower end of the body The shell or sheath 4- protects the shell or valve seat 2 against injury, as well as the mouth piece or shell 3, and the combined shells or members 2, 3 and 4 providing a substantial and effective valve seat structure. The mouth piece 3 also serves to effectively direct the water into the lower end of the bucket. It will be apparent that the parts 2, 3 and a may be readily applied to prevailing well buckets, to accommodate a suitable valve.

Within the upper and lower ends of the body or casing 1 are secured spiders or guide bars 5, through which a valve rod or stem 6 is slidable, axially of the body 1, a valve 7 being attached to the lower end of the rod or stem 6 to seat within the sell or valveseat 2 to close the lower opening formed by the shells 2 and The upper end of the rod or stem 6 is bent angularly to provide a handle 8 above the upper end of the bucket 1, for convenience in opening the valve 7. A bail 9 is attached to the upper end of the body 1 for convenience in lowering and raising the bucket by means of a cable, chain or the like, as will be apparent.

lin use it will be apparent that the bucket may be readily lowered into and raised out of a well, the bucket in being submerged in the water, permitting the water to fill the bucket through the lower opening, the valve '2' opening or raising to permit such action. When the bucket has become filled, the same may be elevated or withdrawn, the valve 7 closing. After the bucket has been withdrawn, the valve may be opened by manipulating the handle 8, as will be evident, the water being discharged through the mouth piece 3 as desired.

It will thus be manifest that the present bucket provides a convenient means for bailing water from a well, the valve seat construction being of high ethciency, to withstand the conditions to which the bucket is subjected in use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In a well bucket, a cylindrical body, an inverted frusto-conical valve seat having its upper end attached to the lower end of the body, a frusto-conical mouth piece having its upper end attached to the lower end of the valve seat, an lnverted frustooon1cal sheath surrounding and havlng 1ts ends atas my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two W1tnesses.

tached to the remote ends of the valve seat JOHN BURLESON' 5 and mouth piece, and a valve disposed WithlVitnesses:

in and seatable upon the valve seat. H. C. MoKEn,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing P. PATTILLO.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

